diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/geeksville/mesh/ui/message/Message.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/geeksville/mesh/ui/message/Message.kt
index 19697ed9e..1a5103e55 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/geeksville/mesh/ui/message/Message.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/geeksville/mesh/ui/message/Message.kt
@@ -360,10 +360,17 @@ private fun QuickChatRow(
     modifier: Modifier = Modifier,
     onClick: (QuickChatAction) -> Unit
 ) {
+    val alertAction = QuickChatAction(
+        name = "🔔",
+        message = "🔔 ${stringResource(R.string.alert_bell_text)} \u0007",
+        mode = QuickChatAction.Mode.Append,
+        position = -1
+    )
+
     LazyRow(
         modifier = modifier,
     ) {
-        items(actions, key = { it.uuid }) { action ->
+        items(listOf(alertAction) + actions, key = { it.uuid }) { action ->
             Button(
                 onClick = { onClick(action) },
                 modifier = Modifier.padding(horizontal = 4.dp),
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index 010f9a53d..13309dd4b 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -311,4 +311,5 @@
     <string name="not_selected">Not Selected</string>
     <string name="unknown_age">Unknown Age</string>
     <string name="copy">Copy</string>
+    <string name="alert_bell_text">Alert Bell Character!</string>
 </resources>